Football-related arrests first rise in three years

Nearly 2,000 football-related arrests were made in the 2015-16 season, the first increase for three years.
A quarter were in connection with Championship matches according to the Home Office.
In the Premier League, Newcastle United fans had the most active football banning orders - 124 - prior to the club's relegation.
Wolverhampton Wanderers had 52 bans in force, the most in the Championship.
The figures revealed there were 1,895 football-related arrests in England and Wales in 2015-16, a 1% rise on the year before.
The most common causes for arrest were public disorder and alcohol... read more

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